Where Will My Major Lead?

Degreeworks: User friendly advisement tool for LaGuardia Students. It is described as a "Degree Audit and Academic Progress Tracking System."

Peterson's Educational Portal: Check out the education search. It will help pinpoint possible schools based on major, location, size, cost etc.

The Major Resource Kit: Excellent site provided by the University of Delaware.

Transfer Services: CUNY, SUNY and beyond.

What Can I Do with a Major In...? This is a great site and extremely informative.

Study Skills

Keys to Your College Success: Quick study laminated study guides are at your fingertips.

Improving your memory: Excellent article on how to improve your memory.

Memory mind tools: Different memory techniques for different situations.

Making the Grade 101: Nine different study-skill modules available.

Notetaking Skills From Lectures and Readings: Department of Lifelong Learning: Study Skills Series.

Paradigm©: Very helpful information on writing provided by the Paradigm Online Writing.

SIU Study Skills Help: Helpful hints provided by the Virginia Tech Division of Student Affairs for students taking an Introduction to Psychology course.

SLS-Ten Tips to Success at University: Excellent ideas from Concordia University.

Study, Research and Writing Skills: This is a link with the American Communication Association.

Study Skill Guides: Excellent suggestions for study skills, time management, memory recall provided by Dartmouth College. Look under "learning strategies."

Study Skills Self Help Information. Excellent information provided by Virginia Polytechnic that can help any student. Check it out.

Study Strategies and Guides in 25 languages: Excellent source for quick and clear ideas on how to be a better learner. Many different topics such as: Studying Math, WebTruth, Preparing for Tests, and Concentration to name a few. It is definitely worth looking at.

Tips on How to Study: From the University of Missouri's Psychology department

Writing Center: Excellent links to assist you with your writing provided by the LaGuardia Community College Writing Center

Career Exploration

The Career Key: Provided by North Carolina State University, The Career Key is a free service to help you with career choices, career changes, and career planning, job search, and choosing a college major or training program. If you take the 10 minute self-assessment you can then take your scores to NY Career Zones (below) for additional feedback and options.

CareerNet - Career Resource Center: Claims to have over 6,000 links to jobs and careers.

Careerweb: From Employment Guide.com "real jobs for real people."

Dictionary of Occupational Titles Index: Almost every job title known to humankind.

FocusCareer.com: The Cooperative Education Department likes this site and uses it in their latest course offering. Tranfer Services offers this free to students. Simply go to www.lagcc.cuny.edu/transfercenter/.

Keirsey Temperament Sorter: Helps you to start thinking about how your personality plays out in the work world.

NY Career Zone: This site interfaces with Career Key Scores. It also has great career information relating to the state of New York.

The Occupational Outlook Handbook: "Nationally recognized source of career information designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives."

The Princeton Review: This site is excellent source of ideas and evaluation instruments. Be patient and the payoff will be well worth it.

Transferable Skills Survey: Takes just a few minutes to help you identify skills that can be applied in different work settings. The source of this survey is the University of Minnesota Deluth.

U.S. News Online Colleges and Careers Center: Important information on top colleges and graduate programs.

What Can I Do with a Major In...? This is a great site and extremely informative.